Deaths and Obituaries from the Hamburg, New York area Obituaries for the Hamburg, Eden, Angola areas for the week of Oct. 25, 2012

Thursday October 25, 2012 | By:The Sun Staff | Obituaries / Deaths

Dale John

Funeral services were held on Saturday (Oct. 20) from the home of Nathaniel and Terry Sue John for Dale Edwin John, 74, of Las Vegas and the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, who died on Thursday, October 11, 2012.

Mr. John was predeceased by his parents, Cecil I. John and his siblings, Gerald “Jerry” John and Kathy Griebe.

Born on Aug. 12, 1938 in Gowanda, as a young man he attended the Haskell Indian Institute in Lawrence, Kansas and then served in the U.S. Marine Corp.

Mr. John was a journeyman barber for over 40 years, working in California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada; and also owned a successful espresso business for many years in Portland, Oregon.

He had a love of reading, traveling, watching foreign films, playing Texas Hold’em tournaments and most recently specializing in making Mata Ortiz pottery.

Mr. John enjoyed making people laugh with his witty humor and was well known for his friendliness and his love of passing on his knowledge and wisdom to others.

Burial was at the Seneca Nation Community Cemetery.

Arrangements were made through the Wentland Funeral Home.

Inez Jimerson

Funeral services were held from the family residence on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation on Saturday (Oct. 20) for Inez (Deer) Jimerson, 68, of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, who died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

Ms. Bantle was predeceased by her parents, Harrison and Kathleen (Letterman) Custard and her brother, James Custard.

She was a retired clerk with Verizon in Buffalo. She loved her cats and quilting for others.

Memorials may be made to the Kathleen Mary House, P.O. Box 2142, Blasdell, NY 14219.

Laura Janosky-Przewlocki

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25 from the Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, 4199 Lake Shore Road (corner of Camp Road and Route 5) for Laura (Iafallo) Janosky-Przewlocki, of Hamburg, who died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

She is survived by her children, John (Paula) Janosky and Carol (David) Faery; grandchildren, Christy (Corey) Brown, Daniel Halligan and Nicholas and Amanda Janosky and great-grandchildren, Ashlyn and Lyla Brown.

She was predeceased by her husbands, John Janosky and Leonard Przewlocki.

Interment was at Lakeside Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice.

Robert Mason

A memorial service will be held in Hamburg at a later date for Robert Mason, 82, of the Villages, Fla., formerly of Hamburg, who died on Monday, October 15, 2012.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Mason; children, Randy L. (Mary Jo) Mason and Sandy (James) Just; siblings, Charlotte Domes and Leonard Mason; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Mr. Mason was born in Arcade and then lived in Hamburg for many years before moving to The Villages in Florida 17 years ago.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and retired as a cable splicer for New York Telephone Company after 40 years.

Mr. Mason was a past member of the Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 419, the American Legion and Ismailia Shrine Temple in New York.

He enjoyed bowling, woodcarving and playing golf.

Memorials may be made to the Moffitt Cancer Center in The Villages or Cornerstone Hospice.

Arrangements were made through the Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services.

Gerald Bennett

A Mass of Christian Burial was held from Our Mother of Good Counsel Church on Saturday (Oct. 20) for Gerald P. Bennett, of Hamburg, who died on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.